Updates, advisories and surprises

(5:00 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Business information and credit data provider Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
DNB, -1.11%
reported late Monday first-quarter profit rose 27% to $63.4 million, or $1.32 a share, from $49.8 million, or $1.00, a year ago. Adjusted to exclude one-time items, the company earned $1.35 a share compared with $1.29 a year ago. Revenue for the quarter slipped to $402.8 million from $403.6 million. Analysts polled by FactSet Research had predicted the Short Hills, N.J.-based company would post adjusted earnings of $1.38 a share on $398 million in sales. Dun & Bradstreet shares fell 2.5% to $73.80 in after-hours trade, extending the stock's 7.5% decline over the past 12 months.

Pitney Bowes hikes 2012 outlook on tax benefits

(4:30 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Pitney Bowes
PBI, -1.13%
said late Monday it earned $159 million, or 79 cents a share, up from $86 million, or 42 cents a share, in the same 2011 period. Profit in the most recent quarter was aided by tax benefits and the sale of an asset. Excluding those gains, Pitney Bowes said it earned 52 cents a share. Revenue fell 5% to $1.3 billion for its mail and document-service products. For 2012, Pitney Bowes raised its profit outlook to a range of $2.22 to $2.42 a share. A Feb. 9 outlook had called for earnings between $2.05 to $2.25 a share. The company maintained its revenue and free cash flow forecast. Pitney Bowes shares are down 32% over the last 12 months. The S&P 500
SPX, -1.42%
is up 9% over the same period.

EA earnings in line; 'Star Wars' subs fall

(4:07 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Electronic Arts Inc. reported better-than-expected revenue for the March quarter on Monday afternoon, though subscribers to its "Star Wars: The Old Republic" multi-player game fell 24% during the period. For the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, EA
EA, -2.40%
reported net income of $400 million, or $1.20 per share, compared with net income of $151 million, or 45 cents a share, for the same period last year. Revenue came in at $1.37 billion. On an adjusted basis, EA said it earned $56 million, or 17 cents a share, on revenue of $977 million for the recent quarter. Analysts had been expecting adjusted earnings of 17 cents a share on revenue of $958 million, according to consensus forecasts from FactSet Research. The company said active subscibers to "Star Wars" fell to 1.3 million from 1.7 million in the December quarter.

Cognizant shares fall on disappointing outlook

(10:13 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
CTSH, -0.93%
saw its shares fall 15% to $59.17 on Monday morning after the provider of technology outsourcing services lowered its outlook for the year, citing slower than anticipated acceleration in demand." The company also reported results for the first quarter that were slightly better than its previous forecast. Jefferies analyst Jason Kupferberg called the guidance cut "a big surprise" in an early note to clients, and said the company's financial services business in North America is "the most likely culprit."

Tyson Food shares top S&P 500 gainers

(10:13 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tyson Foods
TSN, -0.19%
shares gained 3.5% to $18.69 early Monday, leading advancers on the S&P 500
SPX, -1.42%
Tyson earned 44 cents a share for its fiscal second quarter, topping the average analyst estimate of 39 cents a share. Tyson also backed its fiscal 2012 year view for earnings of $2 a share on $34 billion in sales. The company's chicken unit posted an operating profit for the second consecutive quarter as poultry makers cut supplies and jacked up prices. Tyson said there was reduced demand for beef during the quarter, which made it tough to raise prices to cover feed costs. Beef operating margins have been pressured by a nationwide decrease in available cattle. Year-to-date, Tyson shares are down 9%. That compares with the 9% gain for the S&P 500.

Energy stocks fall back as crude prices weaken

(9:41 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks fell back as crude prices weakened on Monday. Energy stocks in the S&P 500
SPX, -1.42%
moved down by 0.5%, including a drop of 1.5% from Cabot Oil & Gas
COG, -2.32%
and a loss of 1.4% by Pioneer Natural Resources
PXD, -1.83%
Crude oil prices fell 1.3% to $97.19, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 35 points.

Avis swings to loss, revenue up 31% on acquisition

(7:18 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Avis Budget Group Inc.
CAR, +0.69%
swung to a first-quarter loss of $23 million, or 22 cents a share, from net income of $7 million, or 6 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted profit totaled 12 cents a share in the latest quarter. Revenue jumped 31% to $1.6 billion, on the heels of its acquisition of Avis Europe. Wall Street analysts expected the car rental company to lose a penny a share in the quarter, on revenue of $1.59 billion, according to a survey by FactSet Research. Looking ahead, Avis expects adjusted 2012 earnings of $2.35 to $2.65 a share, against the analyst estimate of $2.11 a share.

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